Which ward in Maldon has the highest planning approval rate?

Maldon North at 83.2% based on 524 decisions.

Which ward in Maldon has the lowest planning approval rate?

Mayland at 64.6% based on 158 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Maldon?

There is a 18.6% gap between Maldon North and Mayland. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Maldon

Planning outcomes in Maldon are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 18.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

4,238 real decisions·17 wards·Updated June 2026

75.6% approved overall. But 1,036 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Maldon shifts your odds by up to 18.6%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 17 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Maldon North	524	436	88	83.2%
2	Wickham Bishops And Woodham	592	477	115	80.6%
3	Tillingham	237	190	47	80.2%
4	Maldon West	168	131	37	78.0%
5	Maldon East	68	53	15	77.9%
6	Maldon South	45	35	10	77.8%
7	Burnham On Crouch North	207	160	47	77.3%
8	Heybridge West	88	68	20	77.3%
9	Burnham On Crouch South	219	168	51	76.7%
10	Tolleshunt D'Arcy	373	277	96	74.3%
11	Great Totham	397	294	103	74.1%
12	Heybridge East	153	112	41	73.2%
13	Tollesbury	113	82	31	72.6%
14	Althorne	259	184	75	71.0%
15	Purleigh	469	320	149	68.2%
16	Southminster	167	112	55	67.1%
17	Mayland	158	102	56	64.6%

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What the data tells us

A 18.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Maldon North approves 83.2% of applications while Mayland approves just 64.6%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 4,238 planning decisions in Maldon, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Maldon Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →